Inno Infra Share

Sharing strategies for European Research and Innovation Infrastructures

The goal of INNO INFRA SHARE (Sharing Strategies for European Research and Innovation Infrastructures) project is to improve accessibility to and the utilisation of local Research and Innovation infrastructure (RII) assets by SMEs.

RIIs have the potential to act as enablers of competitiveness and growth for local SMEs and foreign users, especially in the area of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). To unleash this potential, project partners will jointly work towards adding a market-driven dimension (to complement the research and technological aspects) by networking and promoting collaboration opportunities at the regional and international level, in addition to addressing national and regional RII relevant policy instruments.

Innova Foster

Fostering startup & innovation ecosystems in Europe

Innova Foster aims at encouraging growth for startups (scalable, high-potential SMEs with less than 5 years of life) through their engagement in the innovation processes at local or regional level and by improving their role as regional and industry innovation providersin seven European regions.

RELOS3

From Regional to Local: Successful deployment of the Smart Specialization Strategies

RELOS3 focuses on implementing regional Smart Specialisation Strategies in a local context by actively involving local authorities, innovation actors and companies. This is crucial in creating innovation in EU regions.

Baltic Game Industry

Empowering a booster for regional development

Baltic Game Industry – Empowering a Booster for Regional Development' (BGI) aims towards boosting the game industry in the Baltic Sea region (BSR), increasing the capacity for innovation and transferring the game industry in the region into a global player with worldwide competitiveness.

BGI comprises three components - improvement of framework conditions, incubation capacity building and enlarging business opportunities for the game industry beyond entertainment.

The project will result in

improvements in regulations, strategies and schemes, which guide the business support for start-ups in the eight countries, with a Good Practice catalogue on favourable framework and policies for game business development

functional game incubators providing consulting and mentoring support to game start-ups, with model schemes and manuals/guidelines for game incubation programming and financing, mentoring and international cooperation for game business development

increased business power of and business opportunities for the BSR game scene, with a functional VR application for therapeutic use, a VR Health Reference Model and recommendations for VR apps in other industries

The main goal of the project was to strengthen the cooperation and exchange of best practices between Nordic and Baltic countries, in order to move towards more active society with safer consumer products. It was achieved via facilitating contacts between citizens of Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and organising seminars in Stockholm (Sweden) and in Tartu (Estonia), to share relevant experiences.

It is important to know that chemicals are all around us, from natural chemicals in food to industrially produced ones, distributed by trade and by long-range transport, found in both working environments and in consumer products. Although in the short-term they may ease our everyday life, some of them may at the same time cause allergies, have negative effects on the reproductive system or show carcinogenic, teratogenic or chronic toxic effects. Therefore, the management of chemicals risks is a high priority issue at both European and international level.

This is the first video of 4D Cities, the Health Innovation URBACT project. Here you can discover what exactly 4D Cities is and why eight European cities participated in it. Igualada (Catalonia, Spain) is the Lead Partner and the rest of the members are: Leeds (United Kingdom), Novara (Italy), Tartu (Estonia), Plunge (Lithuania), Brainport Eindhoven Region (Netherlands), Business Development Corporation of Jena (Germany) and Baia Sprie (Romania).

The 4D Cities URBACT project analysed the interaction of four actors operating in the field of Health Innovation oriented towards economic growth. This video, focusing on the Knowledge sector, begins a series of four videos that explores every dimension.

In this initiative, Knowledge is understood not only as the offer of educational, training and capacity building programmes that result in professional specialisations in Health (higher education and medical and technological research in universities). It is understood as a more inclusive term that reflects the combined capital of know-how, knowledge and capacity of the actors involved in a projected health strategy in a city, such as secondary education in care professions, management of health facilities, social professions, etc.

The second of four videos is about the different actors operating in Health Innovation oriented towards economic growth. It focuses on the contribution of all the partners and highlights the kinds of actions that the stakeholders of the local Health Sector can take to become more efficient, sustainable and suitable for the patients and the citizens.

This video focuses on Business as one of the four actors that can promote local economic and social development through Health Innovation. It highlights the role that public administration, the private sector and citizens should play to collaborate with the healthcare system, not only in terms of investment and returns, but also sharing their knowledge and working together.

ETTBio

Effective Technology Transfer in Biotechnology

Programme: INTERREG IVCPriority: Innovation and the Knowledge EconomyProject Duration: January 2012-December 2014Budget: 2,206,047.84 EUR (including the budget for Tartu City Government: 190,760 EUR)Lead Partner: Dresden University of TechnologyProject Partners:
1. Dresden City Government
2. Imperial College Business School
3. Regional Development Agency Ostrava
4. Free University Brussels
5. Biocat
6. Centre for Genomic Regulation
7. Warsaw City Government
8. International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
9. Tartu City Government

The project focused mainly on the regions of South Estonia and North Latvia, i.e. the “home regions” of the partners. This focus was chosen because of the historical socio-economical ties and similar sectors of economic activity in the regions, as well as the expertise and experience base of the partners. The northern part of Latvia has traditionally been a distinctive in terms of economical and practical-thinking, with a distinguished attitude towards individual and small entrepreneurship. The geographically focused approach was beneficial in providing an opportunity to observe activity in more depth and displayed a solid basis for sustainable development in the future. Therefore, the project can be seen as a framework for establishing the corner-stone of a strategic partnership that, in the future, can and should extend and include other regions in both countries.

The cross-border support structure was formed through the partnership of the Estonian Business Chamber in Latvia (the lead partner, EBCL), Tartu and Valga City Governments and the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).,

The main objective of the project was increasing the competitiveness of Estonian and Latvian companies (particularly SMEs and start-ups) through

better access to neighbouring markets

better co-operation in business communities

better integrated cross-border value chains

One of the results of the project foresees the establishment of a dedicated Estonian-Latvian joint business support network for facilitating the activity of Estonian businesses in Latvia and vice versa, and building up more diverse and beneficial co-operation between the businesses of the neighbouring countries.